USC
PAC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 5× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare USC head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 3–6–2 | W 21–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 1–10 | W 42–5 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | W 48–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 17–12 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–8 | W 50–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 5–5–1 | T 21–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 42–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 6–6 | W 24–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 6–5–1 | W 34–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 24–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 49–14 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | W 17–16 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Ohio State +11
- Washington +9
- LSU +7
- Notre Dame +7
- California +6
- Arizona +6
- UCLA +5
- Minnesota +4
- Texas Tech +3
- Washington State +3
- Oregon State +1
- Stanford 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.958 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.